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Dr. Abhijit Pawar

Dr. Abhijit Pawar

Consultant 

22 years of experience

Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Surgeons

MBBS, MS, MRCS, Fellowship, AO Fellowship

Reg. No.:2002020656, Maharashtra Medical Council

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai

English, Hindi, Marathi

Consultation Fee ₹ 1500

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About Dr. Abhijit Pawar

  • Dr. Abhijit Pawar is a well-established Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon with over 22 years of experience. 
  • He has performed over 4,000 spinal procedures to date and specializes in stitchless spine surgery under local anesthesia for lumbar disc herniations.
  • His expertise lies in endoscopic spinal surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity surgery, and 3D navigation-guided spine surgery.
  • Some of the procedures offered by Dr. Pawar are:
    • Endoscopic decompression and discectomy
    • Adult and pediatric spine surgery
    • Minimal access spinal decompression surgery (laminectomy, laminotomy)
    • Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
    • Cervical disc replacement
    • Cervical spine foraminotomy
  • Dr. Pawar has done 410+ endoscopic spine surgeries, 320+ spinal trauma surgeries, 300+ minimal access spinal decompression surgeries, 340+ nerve root block procedures, 390+ minimally invasive spinal fusion (TLIF), and 260+ vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.
  • His qualifications include an MBBS from Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College, Solapur, an MS in Orthopedics from Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune, and an MRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK.
  • Later, he went to the USA and trained in various spinal surgeries by doing numerous fellowships. 
  • Dr. Pawar completed his Spine and Scoliosis Surgery Fellowship at the renowned Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, where he received specialized training in spinal deformity and minimally invasive spine surgery.
  • He served as a Fellow in Spine Surgery at the University of Montreal, Canada, working with Dr. Hubert Labelle, a leading figure in spinal deformity study.
  • From 2012 to 2013, Dr. Pawar specialized in Pediatric Spine Surgery at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine in New York, performing over 500 pediatric scoliosis surgeries.
  • He gained expertise in endoscopic spinal surgery while working with Dr. Anthony Yeung in the USA.
  • Dr. Pawar's accomplishments include 15 international paper publications, 50 paper and poster presentations at international and national conferences, and six book chapters in Spine and Orthopedic textbooks.
  • He holds lifetime memberships in the Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) and the Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society of India (MISSI).
  • Dr. Pawar actively serves as national faculty in the ASSI and MISSI annual conferences.

Education

  • MBBS, Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Govt Medical College, Solapur, 2002
  • MS (Orthopedics), Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune, 2007
  • MRCS, Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh, UK, 2010
  • Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Ste-Justine Hospital Montreal, Canada, 2010
  • Fellowship in Trauma and Limb Deformity, Hospital for Special Surgery, USA, 2011
  • Fellowship in Spine and Scoliosis Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, USA, 2012
  • AO Spine Fellowship (North America), 2012
  • Fellow in Paediatric and Endoscopic Spine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA, 2013
  • Fellow of American Board of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (FABMISS), New York Medical College, EUA, 2013

Past Experience

  • Consultant, Minimally invasive Spine and Scoliosis Surgery, Ruby Hall Clinic, 2016
  • Assistant Professor (Orthopedics) Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune, 2009

Awards

  • K.H Sancheti Gold Medal for standing first in Orthopedics at University of Pune, India, July 2007

Associations/Membership

  • Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI) 
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society of India (MISSI)
  • The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSED)
  • Association of Spine Surgeons of India (ASSI)
  • Indian Orthopedic Association
  • Maharashtra Orthopedics Association
  • Scoliosis Research Society
  • North American Spine Society (NASS)
  • AOSpine

Paper Published

  • Pawar A, Labelle H, Mac-Thiong JM. The evaluation of lumbosacral dysplasia in young patients with lumbosacral spondylolisthesis: comparison with controls and relationship with the severity of slip. Eur Spine J. 2012 Feb 11.
  • Pawar A, Schlader E, Mac-Thiong JM, Maurais G, Dion D, Bédard Rare metastatic adenocarcinoma to the spine infiltrating three adjacent foramen in lumbar vertebrae.D.Orthopedics. 2010 Dec 1;33(12):928
  • Pawar A, Labelle H, Mac-Thiong JM. To evaluate and compare the relationship between dysplasia and Sacro pelvic balance in normal individuals and patients with spondylolisthesis. Accepted for publication Eur Spine J
  • Pawar A, McCoy T, Fragomen A, Rozbruch SR Humeral lengthening with monulateral frame: Assessment of functional outcome. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research Sep 2012.
  • Pawar A, Dikman G, Fragomen A, RozbruchSR. Use of an antibiotic-coated nail for fusion of infected Charcot ankles.Foot and ankle international Jan 2013.
  • Pawar A, Hughes A,  Taher F, Huang R, Sama A, Girardi F, Cammisa F Comparison of posterior and lateral lumbar interbody fusion in treating degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Asian Spine Journal 2015.
  • Pawar A, Lebl D, O’Leary P. Management of type II Odontoid fracture by temporary internal fixation. A case report. Asian Spine Journal 2015.
  • Pawar A, Essig D, Girardi F, Cammisa F, Hughes A. Review article: Lateral lumbar interbody fusion. Accepted in  Asian Spine Journal Dec 2015.
  • Fantini G, Pawar A. Review article: Access-related complications during anterior lumbar spine surgery. World Journal of Orthopedics Jan 2013.
  • Pawar A, Biswas S.K Postoperative Spine Infections – A Literature Review.Accepted in Asian Spine Journal 2015.
  • Ottokar S, Taher F, Pawar A, Memsoudis S. Review article: Pulmonary complications in Spine Surgery. World Journal of Orthopedics Nov 2012.
  • Sarwahi, Vishal; Sugarman, Etan; Dworkin, Aviva G; Pawar, Abhijit; Moguilevitch, Marina; Amaral, Terry D; Thornhill, Beverly; Wullowick, Adam L.; Legatt, Alan D. Critical Events Before Spinal Cord Injury in a Porcine Compression Model. Spine Journal
  • Pawar, Abhijit; Legatt, Alan D; Dworkin, Aviva G; Sugarman, Etan P; Moguilevitch, Marina; Amaral, Terry D; Wullowick, Adam L; Sarwahi, Vishal. Neuroanatomical safe zone for transpsoaslumbar approach: A porcine study  JBJS
  • Sarwahi, Vishal; Wendulowski, Stephen F; Wang, Dan; Lo, Yungtai; Pawar, Abhijit; Lebwohl, Nathan; Thompson, George; Beruuz, Akbarnia: Blood Loss, Transfusion, and Conservation Trends in Scoliosis Surgery Over the Past 10 Years. Meta-Analysis of SRS Meeting Abstracts by the Historical Committee. International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, July 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Wendulowski, Stephen F; Sarwahi, Vishal; Gecelter, Rachel C; Orlando, Dana; Pawar, Abhijit; Wang, Dan: Do We Underestimate the Ability of Patients to Return to Physical and Athletic Activities After Scoliosis Surgery? A Validated Patient Questionnaire Based Study. International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, July 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Sarwahi, V; Sugarman, EP; Dworkin, AG; Pawar, A; Moguilevitch, M;    Amaral, TD; Thornhill, B; Wullowick, AL.; Legatt, AD. Critical Events Before Spinal Cord Injury in a Porcine Compression Model. Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting, September 2013, Lyon, France
  • Sarwahi, V; Sugarman, EP; Dworkin, AG; Pawar, A; Moguilevitch, M;    Amaral, TD; Thornhill, B; Wullowick, AL.; Legatt, AD. Critical Events Before Spinal Cord Injury in a Porcine Compression Model. North American Spine Society Meeting, October 2013, New Orleans
  • Pawar, A; Legatt, AD; Dworkin, AG; Sugarman, EP; Moguilevitch, M; Amaral, TD; Wullowick, AL; Sarwahi, V Neuroanatomical Safe Zone for Transpoas Lumbar Approach: A ProcineStudy.American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, October 2013, Orlando, FL
  • Sarwahi, V; Sugarman, EP; Dworkin, AG; Pawar, A; Moguilevitch, M;    Amaral, TD; Thornhill, B; Wullowick, AL.; Legatt, AD. Critical Events Before Spinal Cord Injury in a Porcine Compression Model. American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, October 2013, Orlando, FL
  • Abhijit Pawar, Darlene Jean-Pierre, Adam L. Wullowick, Vishal SarwahiAortic Pedicle Screw Impingement: Diagnostic Accuracy of Prone and Supine CT Presented at International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, July 2013
  • Abhijit Pawar, Jay Patel, Samar K. Biswas. Can Endoscopic biopsy and drainage effectively diagnose and treat infectious lumbar spondylodiskitis with early epidural spinal cord compression?  DY Patil Medical College and Ruby Hall Clinic Pune Presented at Minimally invasive spine surgery India conference 2015.
  • Abhijit Pawar, Terry Amaral, PreethiKulkarni, Adam Wullowick; Yungtai Lo, Vishal SarwahiProximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) is a Common Feature in Scheurmann's Kyphosis Treated with All Pedicle Screw InstrumentationPresented at International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, July 2013
  • Pawar, Abhijit; Amaral, Terry D; Wullowick, Adam L; Sarwahi, Vishal. Use Prone AP film to determine the lowest instrumented vertebrae in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Submitted to International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, July 2013
  • Pawar, Abhijit; Amaral, Terry D; Dworkin, Aviva G; Wullowick, Adam L; Sarwahi, Vishal.Risk factors for shoulder imbalance following correction of type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Submitted to Scoliosis Research Society Annual Conference 2013
  • Wullowick, Adam L; Pawar, Abhijit; Dworkin, Aviva Amaral, Terry D; Wullowick, Adam L; Sarwahi, VishalPedicle Screws Can Eliminate the Need for Hemivertebrae Excision in Late Presenting Congenital Scoliosis or Kyphosis. Submitted and presented International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, July 2013
  • Pawar, Abhijit; Labelle, Hubert; Mac-Thiong, Jean-Marc Relationship between dysplasia and sagittal sapropelic balance in adulescents with spondylolisthesis. Presented at the North American Spine Society annual conference 2013.Pawar, Abhijit; Cho, Woojin1; Lee, Andrew S; Falcon, Michael; Cunningham, Matthew E; Rawlins, Bernard A; Boachie-Adjei, OhenebaRisk factors for floating segment degeneration in adults after long-segment fusion unto the lumbar spine.Submitted toSculiosis Research Society Annual Conference 2013
  • The evaluation of lumbosacral dysplasia in young patients with lumbosacral spondylolisthesis:  comparison with controls and relationship with the severity of slip.Pawar A, Labelle H, Mac-Thiong JM. Presented at International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, July 201
  • Pawar A, McCoy T, Fragomen A, Rozbruch SR.  Humeral lengthening with monulateral frame: Assessment of functional outcome. Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Annual Conference in Chicago 2012
  • Pawar A, Dikman G, Fragomen A, Rozbruch SR. Use of an antibiotic-coated nail for the fusion of infected Charcot ankles.Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Annual Conference in Chicago 2012.
  • Pawar A, Essig D,  Hughes A, Huang R, Sama A, Girardi F, Cammisa F Comparison of the lateral lumbar interbody fusion with posterior segmental Instrumentation to the standalone group in lumbar degenerative disc disease.  Presented at the AO spine Annual conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2012.

Field of Expertise

  • Acetabular Fracture Fixation
  • Achilles SutureBridge
  • Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Separation Repair
  • Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment
  • Ankle Arthroscopy
  • Ankle Fixation
  • Ankle Fusion
  • Ankle Surgery
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
  • Arthrodesis (Fusion of Bones)
  • Arthrolysis
  • Arthroscopic (Minimally Invasive) Ankle Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
  • Arthroscopic Capsular Release
  • Arthroscopic Debridement of Calcium Deposits
  • Arthroscopic Loose Shoulder Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Menisectomy
  • Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Arthrotomy
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
  • Bilateral Total Hip Replacement
  • Bilateral Total Knee Replacement
  • Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR)
  • Bone Reconstruction
  • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
  • Bursitis - Impingement Surgery
  • Carpal Tunnel Surgery
  • Closed Reduction for Fracture
  • Congenital Limb Defects Surgery
  • Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia (CPT) Surgery
  • Corrective Osteotomy and Fixation with Bone Graft
  • Corrective Osteotomy Fixation and Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
  • Debridement of Achilles Tendon
  • Distal Clavicle Excision
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Elbow Replacement Surgery
  • Elbow Surgery
  • Extensor Mechanism Realignment
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Surgery
  • Femur Reconstruction
  • Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Foot Drop Surgery
  • Fracture Reduction and Fixation
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Hip Arthroplasty
  • Hip Arthroscopy
  • Hip Joint Preservation Surgery
  • Hip Reconstruction Surgery
  • Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation
  • Internal Fixation of Fractures
  • Joint Dislocation Repair
  • Joint Replacement
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Knee Meniscectomy
  • Knock Knee Surgery
  • Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
  • Lateral Retinacular Release Surgery
  • Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD) Treatment
  • Limb Lengthening
  • Lower Femoral Osteotomy
  • Meniscal Repair
  • Meniscus Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Shoulder Replacement
  • Open Reduction of Fracture
  • Osteochondral Autografting (Mosaicplasty)
  • Osteotomy
  • Palmar Fasciectomy
  • Partial Hip Replacement
  • Partial Knee Replacement
  • Patellofemoral Replacement
  • Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO)
  • Plantar Fascia Release
  • Pollicization Surgery
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
  • Reverse Shoulder Replacement
  • Revision ACL Reconstruction Surgery
  • Revision Hip Replacement
  • Revision Joint Surgery
  • Robotic Hip Replacement
  • Robotic Knee Replacement
  • Rotator Cuff Surgery
  • Shoulder Arthroscopy
  • Shoulder Impingement Surgery
  • Shoulder Labral Tear Surgery
  • Shoulder Replacement
  • Shoulder Resurfacing
  • Superior Labral Tear Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Repair Surgery
  • Syndactyly Surgery
  • Synovectomy
  • Tendon Repair Surgery
  • Thumb Arthroplasty
  • Tibial Tubercle Transfer
  • TightRope Fixation
  • Total Hip Replacement
  • Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
  • Unilateral Total Knee Replacement
  • Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
  • Achilles Tendinitis
  • ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Tears
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
  • Adhesive Capsulitis
  • Adolescent Sports Injuries of the Knee
  • Adult Acquired Flatfoot
  • Adult Scoliosis
  • Adult-Onset Still's Disease
  • Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS) in Children
  • Ankle Injury
  • Ankle Ligament Tear
  • Ankle Valgus Deformity
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
  • Arachnoiditis
  • Arthritis
  • Arthritis of the Thumb Base
  • Avascular Necrosis
  • Back Strains and Sprains
  • Biceps Tendon Rupture
  • Bipolar Disorder in Children
  • Blisters
  • Blount's Disease
  • Bone Disorders
  • Bone Fractures
  • Bone Spurs (Osteophytes)
  • Bow Legs
  • Brachioradial Pruritus
  • Broken Ankle
  • Broken Collarbone (Clavicle Fracture)
  • Broken Heel Bone (Calcaneus)
  • Broken Ribs
  • Bunions
  • Bunions (Hallux Valgus)
  • Bursitis
  • Bursitis in Shoulder
  • Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Disease (CPPD, or Pseudogout)
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Central Nervous System Vasculitis
  • Charcot Foot
  • Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP)
  • Claw Toes
  • Clubfoot
  • Congenital Dislocation of the Knee (CDK)
  • Congenital Hand Deformities
  • Congenital Hand Differences
  • Congenital Hip Dislocations
  • Congenital Limb Deformities
  • Congenital Vertical Talus (CVT)
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
  • Coxa Vara Deformity
  • Cryoglobulinemia
  • Cubitus Varus Deformity
  • Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
  • Dislocated Elbow
  • Dislocated Shoulder
  • Dislocation
  • EGPA (Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • Eosinophilia
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
  • Fibrous Dysplasia
  • Flat Foot
  • Foot & Ankle Fractures Malunion
  • Foot & Ankle Fractures Nonunion
  • Foot and Ankle Arthritis
  • Foot Deformities
  • Frozen Shoulder
  • Golfer's Elbow
  • Gout
  • Hallux Rigidus (Stiff Big Toe)
  • Hammertoe
  • Hamstring Injury
  • Heel Pain
  • Hemimelia
  • High Ankle Sprain
  • Hip Dysplasia
  • Hip Fracture
  • Hip Labral Tear
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Joint Pain
  • Juvenile Dermatomyositis
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
  • Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
  • Knee Pain
  • Knee Pain in Teens
  • Lisfranc (Midfoot) Injury
  • Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors
  • Mallet Finger
  • Meniscus Tear
  • Metatarsalgia (Foot Pain)
  • Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
  • Morton’s Neuroma
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Olecranon Fracture
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteochondral Lesion
  • Osteochondritis Dissecans
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Osteopenia
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Overuse Syndrome
  • Paget's Disease
  • Patellar Tendonitis
  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
  • PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) Tear
  • Pediatric and Adolescent Scoliosis
  • Pediatric Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
  • Pediatric Systemic Scleroderma
  • Perthes Disease
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Plantar Fibroma and Fibromatosis
  • Polymelia
  • Psoriatic Arthritis
  • Radial Head Fractures
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Rheumatoid Vasculitis
  • Rickets
  • Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
  • Sacroiliitis
  • Sarcoma
  • Sciatica
  • Scleroderma
  • Septic Arthritis
  • Sever’s Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis)
  • Shoulder Fractures
  • Shoulder Tendinitis
  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
  • Slipping Rib Syndrome
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Fracture
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Tumor
  • Spondylitis
  • Sports Injury
  • Sprengel's Deformity
  • Steppage Gait
  • Stress Fracture
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in Children
  • Temporal Arteritis
  • Tendinitis
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Thigh Contusion
  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
  • Toe Fracture
  • Torn Meniscus
  • Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
  • Uveitis
  • Vasculitis
  • Vasculitis in Children
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